-Whitlock is a critic of the War on Drugs, referring to it as “morally bankrupt” in one article, and “a scam to lock up poor people” in another. There’s little to dispute there. Presumably, Mr. Whitlock believes the War on Drugs has done little to stem the abundance of drugs. Just what does he think would happen if we banned handguns, and launched a “War on Guns” to eradicate the “menace” of handgun ownership? Are we to assume moral bankruptcy would NOT occur under such a program?

-Whitlock states his belief that “if he didn’t possess/own a gun, he [Kansas City Chiefs player Jovan Belcher] and Kasandra Perkins would both be alive today.” A very bold statement. But did Nicole Simpson’s killer need a gun? Did Chris Benoit use a gun to kill his wife and child? Evil doesn’t require a gun.